"Sunflower" is a sci-fi visual novel created by Buranku no ーー, using the Space Club's dream of flight and the mysteries left behind by two crashes as clues.
| Title of the work | ひまわり |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Sunflower |
| Platform | PC / Android / iOS |
| Genre | AVG |
| Also known as | ひまわり hi・ma・wa・ri |
| Key animation | たつきち |
| Music | Purgatory Garden, samfree, SENTIVE |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://blank-note.sakura.ne.jp/product/himawari/ |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=10550 / https://vndb.org/v210 |
A club that gazes up at the moon
In 2050, Yoichi Hyuga is a survivor of a high-altitude airliner accident that causes him to lose part of his memory. After founding the "Space Club" with their friend Amamiya Ginga, the two began building rockets, hoping to fly to the moon. One night, a spaceship crashes nearby, and Yoichi finds the amnesiac girl Alice among the wreckage and decides to take care of her. The dreams of the school club, the blank left by the accident, and this encounter gradually connect into a sci-fi thread.
Japanese and English version information
Steam International Edition lists blank-note and Frontwing as developers, published by MangaGamer and Sunflower Ocean, launched on December 9, 2016, offering Japanese dubbing as well as English and Chinese Simplified text.
The sky and the amnesiac girl
The story is set in the year 2050. The protagonist, who has experienced a high-altitude passenger plane accident and lost his memories, joins the Space Division and works with the astronaut's son to build rockets. Later, another fall brings back the amnesiac girl Aries, who brings her back to everyday life. The dreams at school gradually connect with the void left after the accident.
Character relationships
Aries don't remember where they came from; The mysterious girl Aqua seemed to know her situation but didn't reveal it easily. Asuka, whom she met as a child, comes from a wealthy family and often takes care of the protagonist's daily life, getting involved in the Space Club activities. Each character possesses information, gradually filling in the story through different chapters.
Fan Origin Point
The game was released as a PC doujin game at Comic Market on December 31, 2007, with Goo responsible for the script and Tatsukichi responsible for character design. It later underwent console ports and new commercial versions, and the original game did not fully match the later graphics and voice settings.
Subsequent versions
The 2010 PSP version added voice and images, while the 2015 Vitamin version featured a redesigned character from Sky Youth Color, paired with new high-resolution graphics. On December 9, 2016, Steam International was released, with blank-note and Frontwing listed as developers in the store.
Vita transplanted reading capabilities
The 2015 Vita port supports touchscreen pushing, options, fast forward, and backward, while retaining button controls. The option position can be set in the center or below, and the read selection point and log dialogue can also serve as a place to restart reading.
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Related entries
- Console Adaptation:ひまわり -Pebble in the Sky-
- Characters:Aries (Sunflower)
- Characters:Aqua (Sunflower)
- Characters:Asuka (Sunflower)
References
- Bangumi Works entry: Sunflower
- Himawari - The Sunflower - | Official Steam store page
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- PROTOTYPE: Sunflower Vita version
- PROTOTYPE: Sunflower Vita version
- PROTOTYPE: Sunflower Vita version
- PROTOTYPE: Himawari Vita system
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Data compiled on: 2026-10-10.